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' 3 SHEETS-BEBE! 3- my In 1/// 1 07/7777 /7? ///7 UNITED STATES PATENT HARRY G. CAMPBELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGXOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES C- SMI'III, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DEVICE FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS.

" Application filed October 3,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, llanrn' G. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Devices for Applying Liquids, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for applying a liquid or semi-liquid, such as glue, past-e, mucllage, water or the like, to labels or similar articles, and has for its object to provide a new and improved device of this character which shall be simple and economical in construction, operated with ease and rapidity, and in which the parts with which the glue comes in contact, when the device is so used, shall be so constructed and arralwed as not to be easily clogged.

'lhe device of my invention consists, generally speaking, in holding means for the label, a movable carrier designed to be brought into proximity to the l1()l(llfl means so as to apply the li uid to the label, together with means where )y the carrier may be so moved either by the pressure of the hand upon the holding means or by an operating handle, or the like.

The invention has for a further object to provide a construction by which the holding means may be removed from the receptacle containing the li( uid without soilin the hands or the article upon which the (evicc may stand and so that the receptacle may be easily filled and, if desired, covered so as to prevent the evaporation of the li uid.

The invention has for further 0 jects such new and improved constructions and arrangements as will be described in the followmg specification and )articularly pointed out in the claims thereol An illustrated form of my invention, to gether with one modification, is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a detailed plan of the pad or carrier. Fig. 4 is a section on line 44 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a sectional, plan view takenonline. 55 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a side elevation showing the holding means re moved from the receptacle; aml Fig. 8 is a partial section similar to that shown in Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

1907. Serial No. 395,731.

and is arranged so as to be moved up against) the under side of the label holder B. The

label holder itself is preferably movably mounted and its movement of depression utilized to operate the ad.

The holding means consists of a perforated plate 9 provided with the flanges 10 extending over the rece tacle A, which is preferably provided wit 1 the ribs 11, by means of which the holding device is guided and which, by decreasin the area of contact, lessens the likelihood of the holding device sticking to the rece )t-acle. The flanges 10 are preferably former with off-sets 12.

The carrier or pad' 0 may be of anyconstruction suitable for transferring li uid from the receptacle to the under side of p ate 9. I have shown this part as consisting of a perforated plate 13 on which I prefer to place :1. padding 14 of felt or cloth, or the like, which may be held to the plate I) the clamp ing rods 15, 15 which are pivot-er to the sides of the plate and which hold the ends of the pii-dding in rabbcts 1G, 16 at the ends of the ate. p The carrier is raised by means of apair of double, crossed levers 17, 1S pivoted on the inside of the receptacle on the pivots 19. The two arms of the double levers 17 and 18 are joined at the bottom by crm bars 20, 21, respectively, which cross bars are under the pad C. Between the upper ends of the arms of each of these double levels are mounted the rollers 22, 23 which come directly under theperforatcd plate 9. These rollers are simply to reduce the friction against the late 9 and might, of course, be omitted. e pa plate 9, the liquid carried by the pad will be pressed through the perforations of plate 9 and into contact with the under side of the label. This operation may be effected by pressure of the hand u'pon plate 9. By a single movement the plate may, m fact, be depr ssed and the label wiped across its upper surface as the pad comes into contact with the under surface.

I have shown operating handles for bring ing the pad and perforated plate together, which handles and their attachments serve also to guide the movements of the label holder and to support the same when it is removed from the rece )tacle. This apparatus consists of a pair of ouble levels 26, 27, the two arnisof each of which are connected by the cross pieces 28, 29, respectively, the lower ends of which are pivoted on rods 30, 31: extending through standards at the four corners of the receptacle. The levers 26 and 27 are connected with the label holder B by means of links 32. The levers 26 and 27 may be pivoted together at their intersect? ing points by pins 33, the levels 27 being slotted to accommodate for the collapsing movement of the levers. Preferably the rods 30, 31 are screw threaded at each end to receive the cap screws 34.

The pad C may be made heavv enough so that it will sink into the rece )tacle and carry the label holder B to normal position by its own gravity. I prefer, however, to assist this operation by a spring 35 which may be interposed between the cross pieces 21 of levers l7 and 18. In Fig. 8 is illustrated a form of device in which this spring is not used. That figure also illustrates a preferred construction of pad, which may likewise be used where a spring is used. In order to bring the pad as near the bottom of the rece t-acle as possible, the bottom of plate 13 (Fig.8) is provided with notches 36, 36 in which work the cross pieces 20, '21 of the levers 17 and 1S.

The oil-set 12 around plate 9 hinders the mucilage or glue, when such is used, from running over upon the flanges 10, where it is likely to be an inconvenience. I preferably construct the receptacle with an upturned rim 37 around its base which forms a trough forany accidental dri )ping.

The 0 eration of tl ie device is as follows: The labc or other article is placed upon )late 9 and the plate depressed either direct y by the hand or by depressing handle 28 or 29. The label is drawn acro plate 9 as the pad C comes in contact with its under side and the liquid, which may be either an adhesive or merely a moistening liquid. is transferred from the )ad to the under side of the label. As the label is drawn off plate 9, the plate rises and the )ad sinks into the liquid in the rece tacle. l'hen' the receptacle is to be fillo one of the cap screws 34 from one of the rods 30 or 31 may be removed, the rod pulled out and the label holder tllted back as shown in Fig. 7, the cross levers 26. 27 servmgto support the label holder at a distance from the table on which the device stands. A cover 37 (Fig. 7) may be placed over the receptacle in order to keep the liquid from evaporatm I- wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the particular devices, eonstructions and arrangements shown and described, as obvious nuulific'ations in the par ticular mechanical means adopted will readily occur to those skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. The combination with means pervious to a liquid on one side of which the article to be moistened is placed, of a carrier for liquid, and means for moving the carrier. against the side of the holding means opposite the side on which the article to be moistened is placed, whereby liquid from the car rier is transferred through the holding means to said article.

2. The combination with means pervious to a liquid on one side of which the article to be moistened is placed, of a receptacle forliquid, a carrier in said receptacle, and means for moving the carrier against the side of the holding means opposite to the side on which the article to be moistened is placed, whereby liquid is transferred from the receptacle through the holding means to said article.

3. The combination with depressible means for holding the article to be moistened, of a carrier for liquid, and connections between the holding means and the carrier, whereby they are broughttogether when the holding means is depressed and the liquid.- from the carrier transferred to said article.

4. The combination with a receptacle fob liquid, means pervious to said liquid located over said receptacle upon the upper side of: which the article to be moistened is placed, a carrier in said receptacle, and means for 110 bringing the carrier up against the under side of said holding means, whereby liquid from the carrier is transferred to said article.

5. The combination with a receptacle, ofdepressible means located over said rec-ep- 115 tac-le for holding the article to be moistened,

a carrier in said receptacle, and connections between the holding means and the carrier, whereby the latter is raised against the under side of the holding means when the same 120 is depressed.

6. The combination with a depressible, perforated plate, of a movable pad, and con-- nections between the plate and the pad, whereby the depression of the plate-causes 125 the pad to be brought into contact with one side thereof. V

7. The combination with a receptacle, of a perforated device telescopically mountedthereon, a pad within sait receptacle, and

I foratet connections between the perforated device and the pad, whereby the depression of the perforated device raises the padoutof the receptacle and into contactwith the. under side of said perforated device.

8. The combination with a receptacle, of a depressihlc, )erforated platearranged over said reccptac lc, a pad within said receptacle, and a pair of cross levers in engagement with the )erloratcd plate and the pad, whereby the depression of the plate causes the pad to be brought into contact with the under side of the plate.

9. The combination with a receptacle, of a perforated plate arrangcdover said receptaclc, a pad within said receptacle, a pair of double cross levers having cross bars-extending under the ad, and anti-friction rollers on the up or em s thereof upon which the perlate rests.

10. T is combination with a rece taele, of a perforated plate arranged over tiie receptacle, a pad within said receptacle, connections between the plate and the pad whereby the depression of the plate causes the pad to rise, a lever, and connections from the lever to the plate whereby the latter may be depressed.

11. The combination with a race t-aele, of a perforated plate arranged above t 1e receptacle, a pad within said receptacle, connections between the plate and the pad, whereby the depression of the plate causes thepad to rise, and a pair of double levers )i\'0led to the receptacle and connected with t to perforated plate.

12. The combination with movable means for holding the article to be moistened, of a carrier for the liquid, and connections be tween the holding means and the carrier whereby said means and carrier are brought together by movement of the holding means, so that the liquid from the carrier is transferred to said article.

13. The combination wit-h a receptacle for liquid, of depressible means pervious to said liquid located over said receptacle upon the upper side of which the article to be moistened is placed, a carrier in said receptacle,

. and connections between said holding means and carrier whereby the carrieris brought up a 'ainst the under side of the holding means w hen the latter is depressed.

14. The combination with a receptacle, of a deprcssible device pervious to liquid arranged over said receptacle, means for wettin the under side of said depressible device, an supporting means for said depressible device, which supporting means is hin ed to the receptacle so that the depressible device ma be turned back from over said receptac e.

HARRY G. CAMPBELL. Witnesses:

P. H. TRUMAN, H. L. PEc-x 

